With the T20 World Cup, 2021 is hardly 10 days away, some of the participating teams have already revealed their national jerseys for the marquee event. However, Team India is all set to unveil its new jersey for the World Cup on October 13. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took it to their official Twitter account to make the announcement regarding the same.
BCCI also added a fitting caption to the post as they wrote: “The moment we’ve all been waiting for! Join us for the big reveal on 13th October only on @mpl_sport. Are you excited?” The Tweet received a lot of reactions wherein the fans commented that they are hoping that the original light blue color jersey make a comeback for the marquee event. MPL sports will sponsor team India’s jersey for the high-profile ICC tournament.
The moment we've all been waiting for!
Join us for the big reveal on 13th October only on @mpl_sport. 🇮🇳
Are you excited? 🥳 pic.twitter.com/j4jqXHvnQU
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 8, 2021
The Indian team had shifted to the dark blue retro jersey during the white-ball series against Australia in 2020. The men in blue will be commencing their T20 World Cup campaign with a couple of warm-up matches against England and Australia on 18 and 20. The team will then lock horns with arch-rivals Pakistan for their opening game of the tournament.
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Recently, Virat Kohli announced that he will be resigning from the captaincy of Team India after the upcoming T20 World Cup. A few days later he also announced that this will be his last year as RCB’s captain and after this season he will be playing with the franchise as a player for the franchise.
India’s head coach Ravi Shastri is also likely to make way for some other candidate after the World Cup. Bowling coach B Arun and fielding coach R Sridhar would also probably be on their last assignment with the Indian team.
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Whereas on the other hand, MS Dhoni will be performing the role of Team India’s mentor for the mega event. The former skipper has had a successful run with the team as he had led the Indian team to all the three ICC trophies glory. His experience is expected to help the Virat Kohli-led side to make a greater impact in the tournament.
